Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-24

All thIs time va. nead Lel Oeen
protesting smity with the whites, but
We learned that while be would talk
very smoothly when with US, as soon
as be returned 10 his tribe he would
reverse his language. This was de
monstrated the night preceding the
skirmish in which the medicine man
was killed and the Crows taught
lesson that | do not think they will
ever forget.
The demand had been made for the
surrender Of those concerned in the
firing into the traders store, one Of
whom was Crazy Heads son, and who
is one Of the eight prisoners now con-
fined at Fort Smelling. Indian police
/ were detailed to keep Crazy Head,
Deaf Bull and Sword Bearer under
surveillance, and while these three was
consulting together in lodge, one Of
our men was outside and heard their
conversation. Crazy Head was fore.
most in favoriug fighting the whites
and counselled strongly against sur
rendering the people that We had de-
manded. The conversation was re.
ported to me by daybreak the morning
Of the fight and the troops were posted
where they could command the situa-
ton. On an open plain between the
reservation and the bluffs on the OPP
posite side Of the river, the Indians
were encamped and all their move.
msnts were plainly visible from our
camp. Sword Bearer, accompanied
by a single warrior announced to his
followers that he would ride all around
as and that we could not harm him
Accordingly he started out, waving
his saber apparently unnoticed by the
soldiers. Just as soon as he was
separated from his tribe some distance.
say as far as from the Ryan hotel 10
to the Mississippi river, a company of
cavalry was ordered to intercept him
and bring him into camp, dead or
alive. Sword Bearer OWNED our
motive and turning his horse, galloped
BACK To Ills CAMP,
the soldiers pursuing him. The In
dams op:ned ranks to receive him,
and when our men were at c'o3e range
firing began from the Indian side, and
corporal was killed and two soldiers
were wounded. To show the perfect
discipline that was maintained, not
one Of the cavalrymen returned the
fire, and it was not until the Indians
began a second attack that the well
come order came. Then il was that
Sword Bearer was picked off by a
sharp-shooter, and four Of his COM
panions were killed by the same FIRE.
The troops began closing in on them,
, whereupon the lnnians scattered and
sought safety upon the reservations,
the fall of their leader having a very
depressing effect. Such was our posi-
/ ton, that, had it been deemed desir
able, We could have covered the field
with dead Indians, and this, the Crows
afterwards said, showed that the
white men did not want 10 harm them,
for IT they had kept on firing not a
single one would have escaped. When
We went over into the Indian camp
We found that they had dug ritie-pits.
aud the one company Of cavalry en-
gagged had to di@Iogde them from this
position.
There was no further trouble about
'urrenderIug the men that We wanted,
but the Indians seemed anxious to &c;
rid Of them a. means OF 2acitving
the troops
Grey Eagle, one Of the leading
men OF the Crow tribe, said the crazy
Head and Deaf Bull should be made
an example Of, for as long as they
were IN tho tribe there would be trou-
Die, and subsequent investigation
proved this to be true. Consequently.
IN my report to the secretary OF the
interior, | have recommended that
Crazy II cad and Deaf Bull be sent 10
some safe place, probably to Fort
Pickens, Fla, where Geronimo is At
present, or be separated, and sent to
different places, a; any rate taken ont
Of the company OF the young braves
that they are nov only COMMUNICATING
by their talk and influence. As for
the other slx Indians l think it will be
advisable 10 put them some place
where they can be taught trades and
kept away from their tribe for several
years at least. They are young aud
enthusiasts, and, possibly, have been
led astray by the talk Of their chiefs,
RAY HEAD AND nLAv Bull.
and | have even suggested to Gen.
Ruger that these two fomeutors Of